1.what have you been doing with yourself?
Meaning:
a casual way to ask someone what they have been doing recently
中文：
你最近都在忙些什么？
你最近过得怎么样，都在做什么？
Course sentence:
What have you been doing with yourself since graduation?
Common collocations:
- what have you been doing lately? — 你最近在忙什么？
- what have you been up to? — 你最近在干嘛？
- keep yourself busy — 让自己忙起来
- do something with yourself — 做点事情 / 安排自己的生活
My sentence:
What have you been doing with yourself recently? I’ve been learning AI and finance.
你最近都在忙些什么？我最近一直在学习 AI 和金融。
Key point:
这里的 with yourself 不要直译成“和你自己一起”。
整个表达 what have you been doing with yourself? 是比较口语、自然的说法，重点就是：
“你最近都在干嘛？”
2.Not much.
Meaning:
not doing anything very special or important
中文：
没干什么；没什么特别的；最近就那样
Dialogue:
A: What have you been doing with yourself?
B: Not much. Just studying and relaxing.
中文：
A：你最近都在忙些什么？
B：没什么特别的，就学习、休息一下。
More natural answers:
- Not much. — 没什么
- Not much, really. — 其实没什么
- Nothing much. — 没干什么特别的
- Not a lot. — 没做太多
这里 Not much 是非常常见的口语回答。
3.on earth
Meaning:
used to add strong emphasis, especially in questions
中文：
到底；究竟；世上
Course sentence:
Why on earth would a company ignore such an important risk?
Common collocations:
- what on earth — 到底是什么
- why on earth — 到底为什么
- how on earth — 到底怎么
- where on earth — 到底在哪里
- who on earth — 到底是谁
My sentence:
How on earth can AI analyze so much financial data so quickly?
AI 到底是怎么这么快分析这么多金融数据的？
Key point:
这里的 on earth 通常不要直译成“在地球上”。
比如：
What on earth are you doing?
更自然的中文是：
你到底在干什么？
4.I think with all that hopping around, I’d be too exhausted to interact with anyone.
Meaning:
I think moving around so much would make me too tired to talk to or spend time with anybody.
中文：
我觉得如果一直这样到处奔波，我会累得根本没精力和任何人交流。
Key expressions:
- with all that hopping around — 因为一直到处跑、四处奔波
- be exhausted — 精疲力尽
- too … to … — 太……以至于不能……
- interact with anyone — 和任何人交流 / 互动
Course sentence:
With all that traveling, I’d be too exhausted to interact with anyone.
Common collocations:
- hop around — 到处跑；频繁换地方
- feel exhausted — 感到筋疲力尽
- interact with anyone — 和任何人交流
- interact with customers — 和客户互动
- be too tired to talk — 太累了，没力气说话
My sentence:
After studying and working all day, I’d be too exhausted to interact with anyone at night.
学习和工作一整天之后，晚上我可能会累得不想和任何人交流。
Key point:
这里的 anyone 比 people 语气更强一点。
interact with people
= 和人交流
interact with anyone
= 和任何人都不想交流
所以这句话更强调：
我已经累到谁都不想理了。
5.more than just dancing
Meaning:
something is not only one activity; it has a deeper purpose or includes more things
中文：
不仅仅是跳舞；不只是……而已
Key expression:
- more than just + noun / doing something
= 不仅仅是……
Course sentence:
Learning AI is more than just learning programming skills.
Common collocations:
- more than just a job — 不仅仅是一份工作
- more than just a hobby — 不仅仅是一个爱好
- more than just learning — 不仅仅是学习
- more than just money — 不仅仅是钱
- more than just a tool — 不仅仅是一个工具
My sentence:
Building a business is more than just making money; it is about creating value.
创业不仅仅是赚钱，更重要的是创造价值。
Key point:
这里的 just 表示“仅仅”。
所以：
Dancing is more than just exercise.
不是：
跳舞超过了运动 ❌
而是：
跳舞不仅仅是运动，它还有其他意义。 ✅
类似表达：
-
more than just dancing
= 不只是跳舞（可能还有社交、艺术表达、锻炼等） -
more than dancing
= 比跳舞更多（强调数量或范围）
在口语中 more than just… 非常常见，用来强调“背后的价值”。
5.you also learn how to be more confident, and how to interact better with other people
Meaning:
You learn not only a skill, but also how to become more confident and communicate with others more effectively.
中文：
你还会学会如何变得更加自信，以及如何更好地与别人交流。
Key expressions:
- learn how to do something — 学会如何做某事
- be more confident — 变得更加自信
- interact better with other people — 更好地与他人互动 / 交流
Course sentence:
Students learn how to be more confident and how to interact better with other people.
Common collocations:
- learn how to communicate — 学习如何沟通
- become more confident — 变得更加自信
- interact with others — 与他人交流
- improve social skills — 提升社交能力
- work better with people — 更好地与他人合作
My sentence:
Studying business helps me learn how to communicate better and interact with different people.
学习商业知识帮助我学会如何更好地沟通，并与不同的人交流。
Key point:
这里两个 how to 是并列结构：
learn how to be more confident
= 学会如何变得更自信
learn how to interact better with other people
= 学会如何更好地与别人交流
另外：
interact 比 talk 更正式。
- talk with people → 和别人聊天（普通交流）
- interact with people → 和别人产生有效互动（包括沟通、合作、建立关系）
在商业、职场、AI课程里经常出现。